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US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership after Khamenei's death The U.S. and Israel are pounding targets across Iran, dropping massive bombs on the country’s ballistic missile facilities and wiping out warships as part of an intensifying military campaign that accompanied the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

BREAKING: Israel launches strikes on Lebanese capital after Hezbollah said they fired missiles in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s supreme leader.

Israeli military strikes Hezbollah across Lebanon The Israeli military said on Monday it has begun striking Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah across Lebanon.

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Iran school strike claims over 100 dead; US and Israel have not confirmed Iran says a school in Minab was hit by strikes on Saturday, killing more than 100, while Israel and the United States say they are not aware of any attack. Humanitarian groups are investigating amid airspace and access restrictions.

Iran school strike claims over 100 dead; US and Israel have not confirmed

Panama‑flagged cargo ship sinks off Western Sahara, Morocco's transport ministry says A Panama‑flagged cargo vessel, the Dura Bulk, sank off the coast of Western Sahara, Morocco's transport ministry said on Sunday.

Panama‑flagged cargo ship sinks off Western Sahara, Morocco's transport ministry says reut.rs/4r7TMxA

About 500 Russians to be evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan, says Russian embassy About 500 Russian nationals are readying for evacuation from Iran via Azerbaijan, the Russian embassy in Baku said on Sunday.

About 500 Russians to be evacuated from Iran via Azerbaijan, says Russian embassy reut.rs/4bhK5YH

Rain brings some relief to 35,000-acre wildfire, more showers possible this week Recent downpours aided firefighters as a massive wildfire reached 27% containment, but lightning and shifting weather patterns may impact efforts. Forecasters predict more showers and warn of changing...

COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA: “Rain brings some relief to 35,000-acre wildfire, more showers possible this week” www.cbsnews.com/miami/video/... - CBS News Miami

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Some 27% of respondents said they approved of the strikes, while 43% disapproved. 56% of Americans think Trump, who also ordered strikes in Venezuela, Syria and Nigeria in recent months, is too willing to use military force to advance US interests reut.rs/4aSiAoF

At least 17 people were killed Sunday across Pakistan as protesters outraged over the death of Iran's supreme leader took to the streets, with some attempting to storm US diplomatic buildings.
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Three US troops killed, five seriously wounded as strikes on Iran and waves of retaliatory attacks against Israel and other Mideast nations continue for second day
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched four ballistic missiles at the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. The US military has now said that the vessel was not hit, and that the Iranian missiles 'didn't even come close' reut.rs/4cSIObM

US military says three of its service members killed in Iran operation Three U.S. service members have been killed in action as part of U.S. military operations against Iran, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Sunday.

US Central Command, which is overseeing the assault on Iran, said three service members were killed and five others were seriously wounded as part of Operation Epic Fury reut.rs/4rNaL9J

Tourists with flights bound for the Middle Eastern airspaces were stranded, a day after US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iranian missile retaliation rippled through the region, unleashing one of the most severe disruptions to global aviation in years reut.rs/4aKhs6p

The Israeli military released a video verified by Reuters showing strikes hitting buildings used by Iran's Basij forces in the capital, Tehran reut.rs/4qZENWn

Kuwait's Health Ministry said 1 person was killed and 32 injured after Iranian attacks on Kuwait. The Israeli ambulance service said 6 people were killed in a missile strike west of Jerusalem. 3 people were killed in Iranian attacks on the UAE, the Ministry of Defense says: reut.rs/4b3vXBf

Insiders in Iran said the ruling establishment would immediately seek to name a successor to Khamenei to signal stability and continuity. Follow Reuters live coverage: reut.rs/46uRNMr

Why are Afghanistan and Pakistan fighting? The two sides have different versions of how and why the deadly dispute began.

ICYMI: “Why are Afghanistan and Pakistan fighting?” www.bbc.com/news/article... - BBC News

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Travel advice and advisories for Pakistan Travel Advice and Advisories from the Government of Canada

“On February 26, 2026, tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated in coordinated cross border attacks.” travel.gc.ca/destinations... - travel.gc.ca (Government of Canada)

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U.K., Germany and France say they'll defend their interests and allies against Iran's attacks | CBC

LIVE: “U.K., Germany and France say they'll defend their interests and allies against Iran's attacks” www.cbc.ca/news/world/l... - CBC News

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Footage captured the moment an Iranian drone struck the US military’s Camp Buehring in northwestern Kuwait, impacting with an explosion and cloud of smoke.

Members of Canada's military may have been involved in planning U.S. strikes on Iran, retired general says | CBC News A retired Canadian major-general says personnel on exchange with U.S. Central Command were likely involved in planning and targeting airstrikes on Iran unless Ottawa explicitly barred participation. A...

IRAN: “Canadian military members likely involved in planning U.S. strikes on Iran, retired general says” www.cbc.ca/news/politic... - CBC News

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BC Wildfire Service crews return home after helping in Australia BC Wildfire Service crews have returned home after spending a month helping battle fires in Australia.

“BC Wildfire Service crews have returned home after spending a month helping battle fires in Australia.” www.castanet.net/news/BC/6013... - @castanet.net

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Shooting outside Austin bar leaves 3 dead and 14 injured, FBI investigates possibility of terrorism A gunman opened fire outside a bar in a popular entertainment district in the Texas capital of Austin, killing two people early Sunday in a shooting that the FBI said is being investigated as a potent...

A gunman opened fire outside a bar in a popular entertainment district in the Texas capital of Austin, killing two people early Sunday in a shooting that the FBI said is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism. https://to.pbs.org/4sgbtMe

Missile strikes continue as Iranian leaders project defiance after Khamenei Strikes keep hitting Tehran, but Iran's surviving leaders are closing ranks and vowing revenge.

Strikes keep hitting Tehran, but Iran’s surviving leaders are closing ranks and vowing revenge.

Hundreds of ships drop anchor in Middle East Gulf, data shows At least 150 tankers, including crude and LNG vessels, dropped anchor in open Gulf waters beyond the Strait of Hormuz and dozens more were stationary on the other side of the chokepoint, shipping data...

At least 150 tankers, including crude and LNG vessels, dropped anchor in open Gulf waters beyond the Strait of Hormuz and dozens more were stationary on the other side of the chokepoint, shipping data showed reut.rs/3N8nYuA

Mapping the crisis in Iran: reut.rs/3PaJjnC

Week Ahead: Shockwaves from Iran Global oil and gas supplies are at risk from a widening Iran conflict.

Energy markets are bracing for fallout from the Iran conflict. Hear what a jump in oil and gas prices could mean for the global economy on Reuters Morning Bid podcast reut.rs/47h9nng

In Khamenei's absence, pragmatist Larijani emerges as power broker in Iran Veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani, who said on Sunday a temporary leadership council would be set up after an air strike killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reemerged last year as one ...

Appointed in August as Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, veteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani has held senior jobs throughout a career marked by loyalty to Khamenei and a reputation for pragmatic relations with the system's rival factions reut.rs/4aG0OVq

A group of people were seen dancing in the streets of Karaj city, near Tehran, celebrating the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei in a video released on social media on February 28 reut.rs/4r4GYYK

Crowds in the Iranian town of Galleh Dar toppled a monument dedicated to the Islamic Republic's founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, as flames rose from the roundabout and onlookers cheered.

The death of Khamenei has exposed a deep fault line in a country: reut.rs/4r4GYYK